Methods, Apparatus and Computer Programs for Capturing Measurement Results of Mobile Devices

1. A method for providing information about a measurement result of a mobile device, the method comprising: obtaining by a mobile device a data message containing information about a measurement job, wherein the information about the measurement job comprises information about a geographical area in which the measurement job is to be carried out, wherein the geographical area is comprised in a reference system that comprises a plurality of granularities, wherein the reference system comprises a first plurality of sections in a first granularity from the plurality of granularities, wherein sections from the first plurality of sections comprise a second plurality of sections in a second granularity, wherein the information about the geographical area identifies at least one section that is comprised in the reference system; by the mobile device coding the mobile device's own position using the reference system; determining by the mobile device whether the mobile device is within the geographical area when the mobile device's coded position matches the information about the geographical area; determining the measurement result based on the information about the measurement job if the mobile device is within the geographical area; and providing the information about the measurement result based on the determined measurement result.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the information about the geographical area comprises a coded delimitation of the geographical area.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the information about the geographical area identifies the at least one section and sections that comprise the at least one section.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the information about the geographical area comprises information about the position statement and information about a granularity of the position statement, wherein the information about the granularity indicates the extent of the geographical area around the position statement, further comprising determining the geographical area based on the information about the position statement and based on the information about the granularity of the position statement.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the information about the granularity comprises information about a size of the geographical area, and wherein the determining of the geographical area is based on the information about the size of the geographical area.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the information about the geographical area comprises a plurality of position statements that define a polygon.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the information about the measurement job further comprises information about a validity period of the measurement job, further comprising storing the measurement job for the validity period of the measurement job, wherein the determining of the measurement result is carried out when the mobile device is within the geographical area at a time within the validity period of the measurement job.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the obtaining of the data message further comprises checking whether the measurement job is relevant to the mobile device, and wherein the determining of the measurement result is further based on whether the measurement job is relevant to the mobile device.

9. A method for acquiring measurement results of a first plurality of mobile devices, the method comprising: determining a data message containing information about a measurement job, wherein the information about the measurement job comprises information about a geographical area in which the measurement job is to be carried out, wherein the geographical area is comprised in a reference system that comprises a plurality of granularities, wherein the reference system comprises a first plurality of sections in a first granularity from the plurality of granularities, wherein sections from the first plurality of sections comprise a second plurality of sections in a second granularity, wherein the information about the geographical area identifies at least one section that is comprised in the reference system; providing the data message containing the information about the measurement job to a second plurality of mobile devices, wherein the second plurality of mobile devices comprises the first plurality of mobile devices; obtaining information about the measurement results of the first plurality of mobile devices; and obtaining the measurement job and checking the measurement job for whether the position of the second plurality of mobile devices is relevant to the measurement job; wherein the determining of the data message is based on whether the position of the second plurality of mobile devices is relevant to the measurement job.

10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising determining a subset of transmission devices from a plurality of transmission devices based on the geographical area, wherein the providing of the data message is based on the subset of transmission devices.

11. The method of claim 9 , further comprising filtering the information about the measurement results.

12. A non-transitory computer readable medium having a program code stored therein for performing a method for acquiring measurement results of a first plurality of mobile devices when the program code is executed on a computer, a processor, a control module or a programmable hardware component, the method comprising: determining a data message containing information about a measurement job, wherein the information about the measurement job comprises information about a geographical area in which the measurement job is to be carried out, wherein the geographical area is comprised in a reference system that comprises a plurality of granularities, wherein the reference system comprises a first plurality of sections in a first granularity from the plurality of granularities, wherein sections from the first plurality of sections comprise a second plurality of sections in a second granularity, wherein the information about the geographical area identifies at least one section that is comprised in the reference system; providing the data message containing the information about the measurement job to a second plurality of mobile devices, wherein the second plurality of mobile devices comprises the first plurality of mobile devices; obtaining information about the measurement results of the first plurality of mobile devices; obtaining the measurement job and checking the measurement job for whether the position of the second plurality of mobile devices is relevant to the measurement job; and wherein the determining of the data message is based on whether the position of the second plurality of mobile devices is relevant to the measurement job.

13. A non-transitory computer readable medium having a program code stored thereon for performing a method for providing information about a measurement result of a mobile device when the program code is executed on a computer, a processor, a control module or a programmable hardware component, the method comprising: obtaining by a mobile device a data message containing information about a measurement job, wherein the information about the measurement job comprises information about a geographical area in which the measurement job is to be carried out, wherein the geographical area is comprised in a reference system that comprises a plurality of granularities, wherein the reference system comprises a first plurality of sections in a first granularity from the plurality of granularities, wherein sections from the first plurality of sections comprise a second plurality of sections in a second granularity, wherein the information about the geographical area identifies at least one section that is comprised in the reference system; by the mobile device coding the mobile device's own position using the reference system; determining by the mobile device whether the mobile device is within the geographical area when the mobile device's coded position matches the information about the geographical area; determining the measurement result based on the information about the measurement job if the mobile device is within the geographical area; and providing the information about the measurement result based on the determined measurement result.

14. An apparatus for providing information about a measurement result of a mobile device, the apparatus comprising: an interface to obtain a data message containing information about a measurement job, wherein the information about the measurement job comprises information about a geographical area in which the measurement job is to be carried out, wherein the geographical area is comprised in a reference system that comprises a plurality of granularities, wherein the reference system comprises a first plurality of sections in a first granularity from the plurality of granularities, wherein sections from the first plurality of sections comprise a second plurality of sections in a second granularity, wherein the information about the geographical area identifies at least one section that is comprised in the reference system; and a control module to: control the interface, code the mobile device's own position using the reference system; determine whether the mobile device is within the geographical area when the mobile device's coded position matches the information about the geographical area; determine the measurement result by a sensor module based on the information about the measurement job if the mobile device is within the geographical area, and provide the information about the measurement result by the interface based on the determined measurement result.

15. An apparatus for acquiring measurement results of a first plurality of mobile devices, the apparatus comprising: an interface for communication with a second plurality of mobile devices, wherein the second plurality of mobile devices comprises the first plurality of mobile devices; and a control module to: control the interface, determine a data message containing information about a measurement job, wherein the information about the measurement job comprises information about a geographical area in which the measurement job is to be carried out, wherein the geographical area is comprised in a reference system that comprises a plurality of granularities, wherein the reference system comprises a first plurality of sections in a first granularity from the plurality of granularities, wherein sections from the first plurality of sections comprise a second plurality of sections in a second granularity, wherein the information about the geographical area identifies at least one section that is comprised in the reference system, provide the data message containing the information about the measurement job to the second plurality of mobile devices by the interface; obtain information about the measurement results of the first plurality of mobile devices by the interface; and obtain the measurement job and check the measurement job for whether the position of the second plurality of mobile devices is relevant to the measurement job; wherein the determining of the data message is based on whether the position of the second plurality of mobile devices is relevant to the measurement job.